New York Times | February 08, 2024
She Fights for Migrants and the Homeless. Could That Destroy Her Dream?
Once the city’s second-most powerful politician, Christine Quinn is now a high-profile advocate on the divisive homelessness and migrant crises. That could threaten her chances with future voters.
Read MoreBrooklyn Paper | November 25, 2020
Park Slopers Organize Coat Drive for Neighborhood Homeless Shelter
Park Slopers welcomed residents of a recently-opened Women In Need homeless shelter on Fourth Avenue with a community coat drive, in an effort to ensure…
amNY | November 24, 2020
FeedNYC’s annual charity event delivers 5,000 meals to shelters
On Nov. 24, at Chelsea Piers—specifically Pier 60—40 volunteers braved the early hours of the frigid morning (in rotating shifts from 12 am to 11…
New York Daily News: | November 23, 2020
Op-Ed by Christine Quinn: Put housing first in the next COVID relief package
To avoid a true humanitarian and fiscal disaster, we must take bold, transformative action before the eviction moratorium expires on Jan. 1 to help keep…
City Limits | November 19, 2020
Council Education Chair: Shift to All-Remote Learning Hits Young & Needy Students Hardest
Mayor de Blasio’s decision to temporarily suspend in-person schooling generated a cacophony of concern—many voices singing loudly, but striking different notes. Jumaane Williams, the city’s…
WNYC | November 19, 2020
School Closures Present A Particular Challenge For Homeless Families
Since the beginning of the pandemic, homeless children have faced problems getting devices for remote learning that can work in shelters. Most shelters have poor…
CBS New York | September 17, 2020
Remote Learning A Struggle For Many NYC School Kids, But It’s Even More Problematic For Homeless Students
For the thousands of children living in homeless shelters, internet service is unreliable and child care is often nonexistent. CBS talked to students and parents…
People | September 15, 2020
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos Provide College Scholarships to 20 Homeless Students in N.Y.C.
Twenty college-bound homeless students will receive laptops and nearly $2,000 each from the first-ever Win Scholarship Fund, established with a donation from Kelly Ripa and…
New York Times | September 14, 2020
These Families Feel Forgotten as N.Y.C. Pushes to Open Schools
Months of remote learning have taken a harsh toll on New York City’s roughly 114,000 homeless students and their families. Now that Mayor Bill de…
New York Times Magazine | September 10, 2020
The Children in the Shadows: New York City’s Homeless Students
More than 100,000 city public school students lack permanent housing, caught in bureaucratic limbo that often seems like a trap. This is what their lives…
El Diario | July 27, 2020
Promueven proyecto para que la Ciudad cree nuevo cupón de rentas para inquilinos golpeados por el COVID-19
Christine Quinn, president of the WIN organization, which provides shelter and support services to homeless mothers, who is supporting the Levine bill, agreed with the…